Burnout and Perceived Workload Among Behavioral Health Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Importance of Supervisory, Leadership, and Organizational Support.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To assess the relationship between behavioral health provider (BHP) perceptions of support during COVID-19 and burnout and self-reported workload.

Design

We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of provider-level data collected from the 2020 and 2021 All Employee Survey (AES).

Setting

The Veterans Health Administration.

Subjects

36,541 (10,332 [28.28%] with missing data) respondents in 2020 and 2021 combined.

Measures

Main outcomes were self-reported burnout and self-reported workload. Main predictors were 6 COVID-19-related provider-perceived support domains. Covariates were 11 AES demographic predictors.

Analysis

We conducted mixed-effects logistic regression modeling for each domain and outcome pairing. We summarized our results using av

SUBMITTER: Burgess J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11404398 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature